Tales From The Levee (Southern Tier Editions)
By Martha Miller.
Description
This title offers a highly entertaining and historically accurate look at Midwestern gay life in the 60s and 70s. When the Orpheum Theater in Springfield, Illinois, was demolished in 1965, it marked the end of one era and the beginning of another. On the street where it stood, lesbians and gays found a haven in a strong, caring community, built from the need to separate from a society unwilling to accept them. "Tales From The Levee" tells these peoples' stories, spanning the years 1965 through 1976, when the Fifth Street Levee emerged as a thriving Midwestern centre for the l...
ISBN(s)
1560232978, 9781560232971
